Abū Umar said: “Whatever has come from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, through trustworthy transmitters, or from the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, is knowledge to be followed in matters of religion. Whatever was introduced after them, without any basis in what has come from them, is innovation and misguidance.”

Imam Abū Umar al-Talamankī said likewise in his book entitled al-Wusūl ilā Ma‘rifat al-Usūl (Attaining Knowledge of the Foundations). He lived around the fourth century AH, authored many works, and had widely attested virtues. He said:

“The Muslims of Ahl al-Sunnah unanimously agree that the meaning of ‘He is with you wherever you are’ [al-Hadīd: 4], and similar passages in the Quran, refers to His knowledge, and that Allah is above the heavens in His Essence, having risen over His Throne as He wills.”

He also said: “Regarding Allah’s words, ‘The Most Merciful rose over the Throne (5)’ [Tā Hā: 5], Ahl al-Sunnah said that Allah’s rising over His glorious Throne is real, not metaphorical.”

Abū Bakr al-Khallāl said in Kitāb al-Sunnah (The Book of the Sunnah): “We were informed by Abū Bakr